The Miami Heat play against the Atlanta Hawks in their NBA Play-In game tonight. The matchup will begin at 6 p.m. CT on TNT. Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trial offered by DirecTV Stream. Alternatively, Sling offers a first-month discount to new users.
The Heat kept their playoff hopes alive by defeating Chicago 109-90 in their last play-in game, so they can clinch the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference with a victory tonight.
In order to win this evening, the Miami squad will need a great performance from their star guard Tyler Herro. He currently leads the team in points, and he scored a team-high 38 points last game.
The Hawks had a chance to clinch the No. 7 seed earlier this week, but they lost 120-95 against Orlando. With this in mind, the Atlanta squad will try to bounce back this evening.
In order to win this game, the Atlanta squad will need to rely on their star guard Trae Young. Notably, he averages a double-double and leads the NBA in assists.
Fans can watch this NBA Play-In game for free online by using the free trial offered by DirecTV Stream. Alternatively, Sling offers a first-month discount to new users.
Nike has officially introduced its newest road running shoe, the Vomero 18, but sizes are already selling out in select colors as this sneaker has proven instantly popular.
According to Nike, new features included in the make of the Vomero 18 are as follows:
The Vomero 18 offers greater cushioning with 6mm more midsole height compared to the Vomero 17, featuring a stack height of 36mm in the forefoot and 46mm in the heel.
With a new foam collar, the Vomero 18 puts cushioning front and center for a feel that’s 18% softer than the Vomero 17.
The increased rocker allows for a smoother heel-to-toe transition
“Maximum cushioning in the Vomero provides a comfortable ride for everyday runs. Our softest, most cushioned ride has lightweight ZoomX foam stacked on top of responsive ReactX foam in the midsole. Plus, a redesigned traction pattern offers a smooth heel-to-toe transition,” Nike states.
Amazon just dropped all new online deals this week, including a major deal on the top-rated TURONIC Steam Mop.
With this deal, Prime members can get the TURONIC Steam Mop at a discounted price of $99. However, a $10 coupon is also available, making this item just $89, but only for a limited time.
Turonic ST3 10-in-1 Steam Mop
The Turonic ST3 10-in-1 Steam Mop is on sale at Amazon for a limited time.
While a generic brand, the TURONIC Steam Mop is easily considered a top-rated item with an overall 4.8 star rating on Amazon.
“I did a great job keeping my floors clean. Though I am confident they were clean, I was surprised to see what a difference using this steam mop made. The already clean floors had a much brighter shine, and the confidence that the floors were sterilized from the steam was just a plus. I found that the directions for assembly and the directions for using all the attachments were clear and precise. The steam is generated within seconds of turning on the mop. The mop heads are easy to put on and take off for laundering. Changing the attachments is very easy and requires very little time or effort. The amount of steam you desire is easily controlled by a dial switch,” a recent review states.
Another promising review reads, “This steam mop is a great size and works really well in our Rv. It is easy to use and heats up really well with an adjustment for temperature setting. It comes with 2 removable pads, a water filling cup and complete instructions. It also comes with attachments so you can clean carpets, grout furniture and even steam press a garment. It is lightweight and the water chamber hold a lot of water. I don’t like to leave water in the tank for long periods and the only thing I would change is an easier way to empty that chamber. That is just a personal preference for me though. This is truly a great lightweight and versatile cleaner.”
While attending the swearing-in ceremony of new Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, the president recalled the time he was a guest on the doctor’s eponymous television show.
Trump recalled coming on “The Dr. Oz Show” while reading Oz’s credentials — director of New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Cardiovascular Institute and Integrative Medicine Program and a professor at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons.
“Boy oh boy, I thought he only did a show,” the president remarked.
“I only know the show. You know why I know the show? Because he said ‘I’m a little overweight, I should lose some weight.’
“I did his show, and that’s what I got out of it,” the president continued. “That was not good.”
The president’s health has been in the news since the White House physician released a memo on Monday indicating Trump is “fully fit” to serve as commander-in-chief.
Trump’s physician, Navy Capt. Sean Barbabella, cited an “active lifestyle” that ”continues to contribute significantly” to the Republican president’s well-being. Trump turns 79 on June 14.
In a three-page summary of the comprehensive exam from Friday, the doctor said Trump is “fully fit to execute the duties of Commander-in-Chief and Head of State.” Trump weighed 224 at the checkup, down from 244 at that physical more than four years ago.
Oz, who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania in 2022, is the17th CMS administrator.
The 64-year-old Oz will manage health insurance programs for roughly half the country, with oversight of Medicare, Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage. He steps into the new role as Congress is debating cuts to the Medicaid program, which provides coverage to millions of poor and disabled Americans.
Oz has not said yet whether he would oppose such cuts to the government-funded program, instead offering a vision of promoting healthier lifestyles, integrating artificial intelligence and telehealth into the system, and rethinking rural health care delivery.
Haley Joel Osment is speaking out after his arrest for public intoxication at a California ski resort last week, during which bodycam video shows the former child star using an antisemitic slur.
The Oscar-nominated “Sixth Sense” actor, 37, told TMZ in a statement that he is “absolutely horrified by my behavior.” Footage released Thursday showed Osment referring to a cop as the “K” word as well as a “f–king Nazi.”
“Had I known I used this disgraceful language in the throes of a blackout, I would have spoken up sooner. The past few months of loss and displacement have broken me down to a very low emotional place,” said the “Blink Twice” actor, who lost his home to the wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles in January.
“That’s no excuse for using this disgusting word,” said Osment, who has portrayed Vice President Vance during “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in recent years.
“From the bottom of my heart, I apologize to absolutely everyone that this hurts. What came out of my mouth was nonsensical garbage — I’ve let the Jewish community down and it devastates me. I don’t ask for anyone’s forgiveness, but I promise to atone for my terrible mistake.”
Osment was arrested on April 8 at Mammoth Mountain, where bystander video — obtained Thursday by TMZ — shows him sporting a backwards helmet as a resort staffer attempts to coax him away from the chair lift.
He was formally charged Thursday with disorderly conduct under the influence of alcohol and possession of cocaine. Arraignment is scheduled for July 7.
In a press release, organizers from Iron Hills Productions called Magic City Flow Fest a “kickoff party for Magic City Classic Week, in partnership with the City of Birmingham.”
Tickets for Magic City Flow Fest are on sale Friday via the festival website. Prices are $109.95 for Early Bird General Admission, $139.95 for Early Bird GA+, $249.95 for Early Bird VIP, $999.95 for a Boss Pass (called the “ultimate VIP experience”), $14,999.95 for an Ultra Lounge Booth for 25 people.
A Student Bundle costs $109.95, and includes general admission tickets to Magic City Flow Fest and the Magic City Classic. A student ID is required for entry, organizers said.
Mobile rapper Flo Milli performed at the 2022 Hangout Music Fest in Gulf Shores, Alabama.Lawrence Specker | [email protected]
The Magic City Classic, of course, is the annual HBCU game featuring Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University, traditionally held at Legion Field. This year’s Amazon Magic City Classic is set for Oct. 25 at Legion Field, according to the event website.
Typically, the Saturday football game is preceded by several days of entertainment events in the Birmingham metro area, including concerts, parties, comedy shows, tailgates, rallies, radio show broadcasts and more.
Magic City Flow Fest should be a high-profile addition to the hoopla surrounding the game, which usually brings star power to Birmingham. In previous years, celebrity ambassadors for the Classic have included Omari Hardwick, Ice Cube, Bell Biv DeVoe, Bootsy Collins, LL Cool J, Tom Joyner, Wendy Williams, Sinbad, Vivica A. Fox, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley and Willie Mays.
Furnace Fest and Iron Hills both are scheduled in October at Sloss Furnaces. Furnace Fest, a three-day event that focuses on heavy rock, thrash, punk and metal, is scheduled Friday through Sunday, Oct. 3-5. Iron Hills, a two-day festival featuring country artists, is set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11-12.
With the addition of Magic City Flow Fest the following Sunday, that makes three music festivals on three consecutive weekends from Grimes and his colleagues.
“Iron Hills Productions is committed to making Birmingham a destination for live music in the South,” Allena Beall, COO of Iron Hills Productions, said via the press release. “We’re excited to partner with the City of Birmingham on Magic City Flow to kick off Magic City Classic Week. With three back-to-back festivals this October — Furnace Fest, Iron Hills and Magic City Flow — we’re not just throwing festivals. It’s about building culture, growing community and helping put Birmingham on the map as a destination for live music.”
Rapper Rick Ross performed during The Millennium Tour at State Farm Arena on April 4, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)
Legion Field, 400 Graymont Ave. West, is an iconic landmark in Birmingham that celebrated its 100th year in 2027. Most people think of sports when Legion Field is mentioned, as it’s the longtime home of the Classic.
For about four decades, Legion Field also was the site of the Iron Bowl, the much-anticipated game pitting the Alabama Crimson Tide against the Auburn Tigers. Other sports events, such as flag football for the 2022 World Games, have been held at Legion Field, as well.
The stadium, which is owned by the City of Birmingham, has seen its share of big-name concert acts in the past, such as the Rolling Stones, U2 and Pink Floyd. More recently, Legion Field has been the site of music events such as 2015’s Funk Fest and concerts in the former Jazz in the Park series.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Thursday affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the City of Hoover and the owners of the Riverchase Galleria cannot be held responsible for a fatal 2018 Thanksgiving Day shooting.
In a 23-page opinion written by Circuit Judge Adalberto Jordan, the court said that the shooting of Emantic “EJ” Bradford was not foreseeable and was not caused by any lack of training of a Hoover police officer.
Bradford’s mother, April M. Pipkins, filed suit in 2019 on behalf of herself and the estate of her son, against the City of Hoover and Hoover Mall Limited, doing business as the Riverchase Galleria Mall, and Brookfield Properties Retail, a mall management service.
A mall crowded with holiday shoppers, the sound of gunshots, and Bradford running with a gun created a situation where split-second decisions had to be made.
“The shooting was, as the district court noted, undoubtedly tragic. But under governing precedent it was not unconstitutional,” the opinion noted.
The suit had already been dismissed by U.S. District Court in a summary judgment, ruling that Alexander’s use of deadly force was reasonable.
Bradford was killed in the mall on Nov. 22, 2018.
He had a valid pistol permit at the time of the shooting and was “going towards the sound of the shots in an attempt to provide assistance,” the opinion stated.
In ruling on the case, the judge cited video footage of the incident. The panel concluded Alexander did not have time to issue a warning to Bradford.
“Officer Alexander was behind Mr. Bradford as they both moved towards the two men,” the opinion stated.
“Approximately five seconds after hearing the initial gunshots, Officer Alexander shot and killed Mr. Bradford, mistakenly believing he was going to shoot the two men who were near the railing.”
On that evening, Erron Brown is alleged to have shot Brian Wilson, 18, in the Riverchase Galleria Mall. The shooting occurred on a second-floor walkway of the Galleria in the vicinity of JC Penney and Foot Action stores.
After shooting Wilson, Brown ran from the crime scene toward the JC Penney store.
In 2022, Erron Martez Dequan Brown pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree assault for the wounding of a then-teen and a 12-year-old girl. Brown was sentenced to 10 years in prison with three years to serve.
When asked what loss throughout his career keeps him awake at night during a Friday appearance on The Next Round Live, DeBoer first pointed to last season’s failures.
“There were some last year, right?” DeBoer said. “Last year’s, all of them, in different ways, different reasons. I think (about) almost all of the ones I’ve lost.”
But when it came to one that has stuck with him long term, DeBoer went further back him his memory. The answer came during his stint as an NAIA head coach with Sioux Falls.
It was from his first season as a college head coach.
“We lost a game 55-0 in the national semifinal in 2005,” DeBoer said. “We just weren’t good enough. We won the national championship the very next year. but that one, it haunts me just because it was embarrassing at the time and you’re like ‘Wow, we’ve got a long ways to go,’ but that was one of the greatest learning moments that I always still draw on. It was a nightmare at the time, that’s for sure, but we turned it into a positive.”
Sioux Falls finished the 2005 regular season with just one loss. The fourth-seeded Cougars marched through the first two rounds of the NAIA playoffs, sneaking past Saint Xavier 31-28 before blowing out Tabor 48-13 in the quarterfinals.
Then it ran into Carroll College. The Fighting Saints rolled through the regular season undefeated, winning the Frontier Conference and earning the No. 1 seed for the playoffs, where they took down Dickinson State and Montana Tech.
After bulldozing DeBoer’s Sioux Falls squad in the semifinals, Carroll went on to beat Saint Francis in the national championship game.
But, like DeBoer said, the Cougars weren’t done building. Sioux Falls went undefeated and won the 2006 national championship, the first of three it would win under the current Alabama coach.
Carroll returned and beat the Cougars in the 2007 national title game, but DeBoer got the last laugh, winning the rematch in the 2008 championship. After repeating as champions in 2009, the coach moved to the FBS ranks, and took the offensive coordinator job at Southern Illinois.
The Los Angeles Dodgers play against the Texas Rangers in an MLB game tonight. The matchup will begin at 7:05 p.m. CT on MLB Network. Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV.
The Dodgers enter this matchup with a 14-6 record, and they have won three consecutive games. In their most recent game, the Dodgers defeated Colorado 8-7.
In order to win this evening, the Dodgers will need to rely on their star player Shohei Ohtani. He leads the team with six home runs and a .287 batting average.
Ohtani was 2-5 at the plate with a home run last game, so he will try to perform similarly tonight.
The Rangers enter this matchup with a 12-7 record, and they have played well recently. In their last series, the Texas squad knocked off the Los Angeles Angels.
In order to win this game, the Texas squad will need a great performance from their star shortstop Corey Seager. He leads the team in batting average this season.
Fans can watch this MLB game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV.
A 20-year-old Elkmont man faces multiple charges after the body of a teenage girl was found in his home.
The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office said Johnathan Andrew Etter, 20, has been booked into the Limestone County Jail. Bond has not yet been set. He is currently charged with abuse of a corpse, drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. He may face further charges.
On Thursday, the sheriff’s office received a missing person report involving an 18-year-old girl from an Ardmore family.
A subsequent search included a residence in the 24000 block of Esten Lane, identified as the home of the missing girl’s ex-boyfriend.
They found there the body of the missing teen. A search warrant revealed further evidence, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Sheriff Joshua McLaughlin extended condolences to the girl’s family.
“We ask the community to join us in prayer and support for the loved ones impacted by this tragic loss,” McLaughlin said.
